Chapter 171 – Partners
#171.
“Lord, die!”
Isabella became the gigantic whirlpool itself and watched the gaons fly away in an instant, drawing all her magical energy in unison and sending her feathers flying.
Almost a thousand feathers, each one embracing a blue flame, rushed with a single goal.
This attack was real.
As before, it wasn’t just aimed at subduing it, it was to seriously suffocate her.
That’s why she was more desperate than ever, bombarded as best she could, but that damned whirlpool shed all those attacks, used them against her, and used them as her own, ramming.
Isabella, her face pale, that her own attack had amplified her power rather than mitigated it, flinched at her and hurriedly injected her magic into an ancient artifact hanging from her wrist. .
This was an object made by Virona, an ancient wizard, and had the effect of instantly moving to the coordinates entered in advance without restrictions on distance.
It was a trump card to escape the threat when her life was at stake.
The bracelet, which resonated with the owner’s magic, vibrated finely, and then projected her magic in reverse, gradually covering Isabella’s toes.
She shouted as she saw the whirlpool coming right in front of her nose.
“Everything, I’ll definitely kill you next time!”
She stupidly stuttered her words.
‘Sick!’
Isabella reprimanded herself and stared at the wide-eyed Gaon at the center of her vortex.
The expression on her face that she did not know that she would run away without hesitation like this, her resentment is all over the place.
In order not to forget this humiliation, Isabella thoroughly recorded all of Gaon’s characteristics in her mind.
‘I will never die.’
Her goal is revenge. He could kill anyone who stood in the way of his revenge.
Even if she is the only person in the world who can understand her solitude.
Pass Sut-
With her last exchange of glances, the magic that spread from her toes covered her whole body, and disappeared as soon as her vision was dyed brightly.
Paaang!
“This…”
And Gaon, who was flying in, stopped right in front of the place where Isabella had been until just now, as if he had originally intended to do this.
She seems to take her life so easily, so she deliberately acts to kill her in order to instill some awareness in her, but she seems too scared.
In this way, she never dreamed of activating an ancient artifact without hesitation.
“Unfortunately… Is this enough?”
It’s true that she regretted not being able to sign a partnership with her, but thanks to her, she was able to confirm that there was another regressor besides herself.
I’m glad I found out now.
“But are you from the Hunter District… ?”
When he first evaded the bombing, Gaon was startled.
The one who used the Wings of the Sky King in his previous life was done once he fired it. After that, it was impossible for him to correct the trajectory of the feathers.
But she just wasn’t that woman.
The feather attack, which changed its trajectory every moment to confuse the evasion, was quite menacing.
Had I not prepared in advance, I might not have been able to completely avoid it even with Gaon’s Poongwolbo.
As Gaon got down to the floor thinking about this and that, Chorin and Hayeon, who had been hiding, immediately approached.
In such a situation, Cho-rin is always worried about him and asks about his condition, while Ha-yeon praises his performance and gives her a thumbs up.
But now it was different.
“Gaon-san, that woman just… Are you the same as Gaon?”
Chorin asked with worried eyes to see if he had noticed through a series of conversations.
Apparently, Chorin had already defined her as an enemy to be fought by the fact that she attacked Gaon.
I can’t help but feel nervous at the thought of having to continue the fight with an out-of-standard irregular, a regressor like Gaon, who has led them so far.
Gaon pulled them into a hug and patted them on the back.
“Do not worry. Probably won’t be a problem for a while. In the meantime, you have to work hard and become stronger. The two of them are doing well enough.”
“… I’ll believe it because it’s Gaon-ssi’s words.”
“I will become strong soon. Master!”
The two rested their heads comfortably in his arms, hugging each other and closing their eyes.
After feeling each other’s warmth and affection for a few minutes in that state, the party left to move.
“Let’s go back to the capital. I have a job to do.”
“Yes, meet Jaehee too!”
“Umm…”
Ha-yeon scratched her cheek and drool at the conversation between Ga-on and Cho-rin. Apparently, since she is not acquainted with Cheon Jae-hee, it must be difficult for her to join.
Gently stroking his hair, Gaon comforted Hayeon and led the two of them out of the ruins.
‘I’ll have to speed up the meeting.’
Through a conversation with Isabella, I realized that her current state was not enough.
As she has done until now, she will use all means to monopolize her talent, so it was necessary to preempt it in order to prevent it.
However, her current speed was too much for her, so she had to seek help from other forces.
Coincidentally, Gaon knows someone who has strong influence within the empire but is friendly to him.
‘Rugiena Calliope.’
I tried to postpone the meeting if possible, but the situation is not good, so I can’t help it.
Since she doesn’t know what kind of favor she has, she can’t be optimistic, but the only possibility is Lucipeon.
You need to eat your heart hard.
Gaon hurried toward the capital, wondering how to persuade him.
***
“Wow… It’s like Earth.”
“I know. It really does look like Earth.”
After arriving at the capital through the gate, Cho-rin and Ha-yeon came out and couldn’t keep their mouths shut as they watched the building rise in rapid succession.
It has been over a year since I came to Union.
The two of them encountered a forest of buildings that they thought they would never see again, and were soaked in a strange nostalgia.
‘It’s been a while here.’
I felt a strange feeling while looking around the capital.
This is a place that reminds him of the most precious and painful memories for him.
The place where I felt love for the first time in my life and became the stage where I committed the worst act of betraying that love.
Gaon turned his head in the direction of the imperial palace.
By now, you’re probably working hard in the office in the Knights Building, paying for the paperwork. Because Hirencia was always like that.
Gaon, who had been struggling with memories of the past for a moment, raised his consciousness to the surface.
“Let’s go. I will go straight to Lucipheon.”
“Ah, yes! Master.”
“Come on. Gaon.”
Now it is after the sun has already gone down.
Normally, it would be better to use the morning hours to find someone, but since Lucipeon was a shadowy group that was mainly active at night anyway, now is the perfect time.
In his previous life, Gaon monopolized many opportunities and killed innocent people as saboteurs. As a result, he was chased by various groups, and he could not get the necessary items through normal routes.
That’s why he often used Lucipeon.
Even Gaon, who had a huge bounty, was willing to deal with him if he could pay.
Anyway, the important thing is that I have to meet that Ruggiena Calliope right now.
Since it was such a dangerous meeting for Gaon, he wanted to leave Chorin and Hayeon behind if possible, but the two couldn’t accept it.
Above all, the two are not just objects to be protected, but companions to walk alongside.
You can’t blindly protect yourself.
After a while, they arrived at the red light district.
The streets were bustling with women in sleazy outfits soliciting customers and drunken customers who staggered into the store, drawn by them.
Sometimes, there were those who looked at Chorin and Hayeon with lewd eyes, and he gave them the experience of reducing sperm production to zero with his own hands.
Even this was possible with his detailed mana management ability.
In fact, it is a simple task that requires injecting energy into the perineum to block the blood passage.
You won’t live with azoospermia forever, but you will suffer for a few years at least.
After passing numerous shops, they arrived in front of a building that stood tall in the center of the red light district.
This is where Rougiena Calliope resides, and Lucipheon headquarters, where all information from the shadows gathers.
Usually, in the case of a guild in the shadows, it takes the form of a secret place or point organization that is invisible to people, but Lucipeon revealed their presence openly, perhaps because of their unique confidence.
In fact, the information that comes and goes here is probably only on the border between legal and illegal, and things that really shouldn’t be revealed are secretly coming and going somewhere in the capital.
Gaon and the others looked up at the 20-story building and went inside.
As we headed to the counter, a neatly dressed clerk asked what we were doing. Gaon presented the emblem with a friendly smile that could hardly be seen as a criminal organization.
“It’s called vacation. I’m here to see Louisiana Calliope.”
“… Confirmed. Excuse me, please wait a moment.”
As expected, the effect of the emblem was direct bread.
The reason Lucipheon is able to openly establish its headquarters is because the security is so great and the secrecy is thorough.
Even though I came to meet the head of such a place, I passed the whole process with only one emblem.
After waiting for a while, an intelligent beauty with wine-red hair approached on one side of the elevator.
“You’re on vacation. Are you right?”
“Yes, I am on vacation.”
“My name is Remian Winchester, who is serving as an aide to Louisiana Calliope. We will guide you right away. Are you okay?”
“Yes, please guide me.”
Gaon measured the power of this intelligent beauty in a short time.
‘Nine stars.’
As a result of gathering various information including the quantity and quality of her Auras, it was confirmed that she is currently a 9-star Aura user.
Gaon can barely defeat him by triggering the imitation danjeon, drawing out the Seoncheonjingi, and activating the stigma.
In fact, the fact that he was Louisiana’s aide meant that he was a considerable power in Lucipeon, so this level might have been natural.
As soon as we climbed the elevator after Remian, the ground quickly moved away from her.
Because it was made of tempered glass windows on all sides, the night view of the red light district comes in at a glance.
Humans are animals that long for high places. Fantasy dwells in things that cannot be easily reached, and they envy and envy those who stand there.
Perhaps that is why ordinary people cannot help but feel intimidated when they see such a spectacle.
Fortunately, Cho-rin and Ha-yeon did not shrink from admiration, perhaps because they had gone through so many things.
‘Actually, there are many places higher than here.’
Right now, the mage tower alone boasts a jaw-dropping height with 50 floors, and the world tree the elves serve soars thousands of meters.
For Gaon, who had experienced all of that, the night view was just worth seeing.
Like that, the elevator ascended endlessly, and with a ding—the movement stopped and the door opened.
“Follow me.”
Remian took the lead first. Passing through her long hallway and finally arriving at the luxurious door, she softly knocked.
“Lady Lugiena. A guest has arrived.”
-Come in.
The husky yet captivating voice I heard in the battle with Kaldran had a strange magical power that tickled me as if whispering right in my ear and gave me goosebumps.
As Remian opened the door and stepped aside from her, Gaon saw Roujiena, who was enveloped in thick cigarette smoke.
It was quite arrogant and fitting to cross her legs while leaning against the sofa.
The top-and-bottom one-piece outfit had her thighs exposed at the bottom and her breastbone exposed at the top.
Not only that, but it was so thin that the indentation of her navel was clearly visible.
Combined with her beautiful appearance, any man boasts her fatal charm to the point of revealing her lust, but the aura of death that overflows around her makes her instinctively reluctant.
As Gaon observed her, her luge went out and opened her mouth.
“It’s pretty fast, isn’t it? I thought you’d come a little later.”
That’s a bit of a surprise response.
She sucked deeply on her cigarette, exhaled the smoke, and pointed across herself.
“Then sit down. Let’s talk about what she’s here for.”
